Le  FIP Bronze from Houten , disputed from  3 to 8 March  in the province of Utrecht (Netherlands) , launches its chart this week with the  qualification phases Five French players will attempt to reach the main draw, including one  first partnership for Romain Sichez and Johan Peloux , but also a  duel between French  from this second round.

 Sichez/Peloux for a first, an all-French duel in qualifying 

The pair  Romain Sichez / Johan Peloux, ninth pair in the qualifiers  will make their debut together against the young Spanish brothers  Manuel  et  Daniel Docampo Fuster , 16 and 19 years old. Their match is scheduled  from 10:00 p.m. A first test for this unprecedented partnership.

A little earlier in the morning, a  match involving three French  will attract attention.

 Pierre Perez Le Tiec , alongside the Algerian  D. Bilal will face the French pair  Guillaume Ledrap / Benjamin Dufour . The meeting is scheduled  not before 11:30 p.m. .

Finally  Alexander Brym , associated with the Belgian  Arno De Proost , will face the pair  Italian-Argentinian Sassano / Rivero  From  10:00 .

Three matches that will determine France's first chances of reaching the  main board .

 A strong French delegation in the main draw 

The French presence is not limited to the qualifiers. The  Houten FIP Bronze final table  will also include several tricolor pairs.

La  seeded 1  the tournament will consist of  Dylan Guichard , current French number one, associated with the Belgian  Clement Geens They will face the British pair in the first round.  Harris / Loughlan , an affordable match to get into the competition.

Another pair to follow:  Johan Bergeron / Timéo Fonteny will start as 8th seeds The two Frenchmen arrive with confidence after their fine performance at the  FIP Silver from Espoo where they had notably beaten  two players from the world top 40 A first round well within their reach against the Dutch  Thijs Roper  (155e) and  Bram Meijer  (368e).

Several other French pairs will also be present in the main draw:

  •  Thomas Vanbauce  (286e) and  Julien Seurin  (165th) will face the Spanish  Guillem Figuerola  (122e) and  Roberto Belmonte Pastor  (110e) 2th seed  of the tournament.
  •  Philemon Raichman  (250e) and  Yanis Muesser (400th) against the Dutch  Nino Zweers  (261e) and  Lars du Pree  (417e)
  •  Thomas Seux  (368e) and  Nathan Courrin  (303rd) against the Swedes  Simon vasquez  (108e) and  Victor Forsberg  (560e)

A  strong French male delegation  so in Houten, in a tournament where the French team will have several cards to play.

It should also be noted that no French female pair  did not make the trip for this Dutch stage of the  FIP Tour .

Maceo ZERHAT

Maceo Zerhat discovered padel in 2020 in Savigny-sur-Clairis, Burgundy. He contributed to the club's expansion by bringing his energy and curiosity. Padel Magazinehe transmits his Padel"mania" by skillfully bouncing on all the latest news about your favorite sport!